Prayut insists not seeking to extend term
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Friday insisted that he has no desire to extend his term, but he is willing to stay on in the post the people call for it.
Prayut said he would like to thank those who have proposed that he should stay in power to finish the national reforms.
“I have not accepted their request. But respect is two-way streets. As a leader, I couldn’t just turn them down. All I could do was to thank them,” Prayut said.
“If it’s possible, maybe the people have to do it [voting in the referendum]. That’s what I said. It doesn’t mean that I was accepting the request or being content about it.”
